Healthy food dryer with 5 drying racks
Food Dehydrator
Instruction/Recipe Booklet
DT5600
Important instructions - retain for future use
Contents
Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions
Features of your Food Dehydrator
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR SUNBEAM DEHYDRATOR
Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions
Sunbeam is very safety conscious when
Do not operate the dehydrator on an inclined surface
Lid with drying motor
Features of your Food Dehydrator
5 large drying racks
Rubber feet
The filter is removable for easy cleaning
On/Off switch with three heat settings
Removable Filter
Fruit Roll Tray
How it works
Using your Dehydrator
Storage of dried food
No preservatives added
Settings
Using your Dehydrator continued
Approximate Temperatures
Uses
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or abrasive cleaners
Care and Cleaning
Drying racks, fruit roll trays and base
Do not place any parts in a dishwasher
Testing for dryness
Important Guidelines and Hints
Use quality food
Wash food
Rehydrating Dried Foods
Storage of Dried Foods
Drying Fruits
Use of Dried Food
Pre-Treatment
Blanching
Food type
Drying Chart for Fruit
Pre treatment
Suggested Use
Food type
Drying Chart for Fruit continued
Pre treatment
and dip in chocolate and
Preparation
Drying Vegetables
Pre-Treatment
To Blanch
Setting/drying time
Drying Vegetables continued
Food type
Pre treatment
Recipes for fruit rolls on page
Fruit Rolls
Additional packs of three fruit rolls available separately DT0300
Hints
Drying Herbs and Spices
Herb/Spice
Drying Chart for Herbs and Spices
Preparation
Drying time
Beef jerky
Drying Meat
Dehydrating Meat
500g beef fillet or sirloin, excess fat trimmed ½ cup soy sauce
Hints
Drying Flowers
Preparation Directions
Potpourri
Pumpkin, corn & chilli loaf
Recipes
Soup mix
2 cups self-raising flour Pinch of salt 2 cups dried pumpkin pieces
Sour cream & chive scrolls-Low fat and gluten free
Recipes continued
Tomato, mozzarella & pancetta muffins
Melted butter, to grease
Carrot & walnut cake
Apricot & coconut balls
Recipes continued
¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1 cup skim milk powder
Coconut banana halves
Choc-coated oranges
Fig, cinnamon & banana cake
Recipes continued
Peanut muesli bars
Low-fat fruity muffins
Recipes continued
Cooking oil spray
Paw paw, mango & honey muesli
Pear & choc chip friands
Recipes continued
1½ cups icing-sugar mixture
Tropical fruit slice
Sultana & oat cookies
Recipes continued
Melted butter, to grease 2 cups self-raising flour 1 cup rolled oats
Apple & mixed spice fruit rolls
Fruit rolls Fruit salad rolls
Apricot, honey & cinnamon fruit rolls
Mango fruit rolls
Plum fruit rolls
Pear & maple syrup fruit rolls
Strawberry fruit rolls
Recipes continued
Orange, star anise & vanilla potpourri
Dried rose petals
Recipes continued
3 bunches roses, rose buds removed, petals separated
Weight of produce before drying
Drying Records Chart
Weight
Produce Date
Weight of produce before drying
Drying Records Chart
Weight
Produce Date
Weight of produce before drying
Drying Records Chart
Weight
Produce Date
Weight of produce before drying
Drying Records Chart
Weight
Produce Date
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